A ministerial consultative meeting, hosted by Jordan and attended by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, and Egypt kicked off on Monday. The meeting is a follow-up to the consultative meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries, which was held on April 14 in Jeddah at Saudi Arabia’s invitation and was also attended by Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt. Today’s event will build on the discussions these countries made with the Syrian government in the context of its proposals, as well as the Jordanian initiative, to find a political solution to the situation in Syrian. Arab ministers present at the meeting in Jeddah decided to take the lead among Arab nations in attempts to resolve the Syrian crisis.

Source: Jordan News Agency